become our future smart cities . So it ’ s important that we don ’ t think about these communities in isolation ; they ’ re a catalyst for smart city development , and innovation within them has great potential beyond their boundaries .
RAF driving digital transformation The UK ’ s RAF meanwhile is driving digital transformation with RAFX and Astra – the campaign to build the Next Generation Royal Air Force .
RAF eXperimental – or RAFX – is the innovation hub of the RAF . It ’ s an ongoing and evolving mission largely taking shape in North Yorkshire at RAF Leeming – the perfect testbed for new technology and processes and unique in that it has representation from every group in the service . RAF Leeming is also home to 90 Signals Unit – the largest communications unit in the RAF .
The fact that the base is also a closed environment (“ behind the wire ”) also means it is ideal for testing technology in a closed , controlled environment .
“ It ’ s important that we don ’ t think about these communities in isolation ; they ’ re a catalyst for smart city development ”
DAVE HOPPING CEO , SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES , SIEMENS SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
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